Stalking Chattanooga Craigslist IV

I check with Craig here in Chattanooga at least 3 times each week and lately I've just been coming up with things like this

Chattavegas?

Thankfully, Craig has stepped it up lately.  Here are my favorite finds - all at bargain prices!

$20

$200

$80

$35

$400 - pricey but its mahogany by Hekmann

$80 for all 3 pieces!

So clever how this fits together!

$300, but seller will negotiate.

All for $299

Whaaat?  The heading for this listing was "Chairs Chairs Chairs" . Do you think this is for real or is it a bait & switch?

Yeah, I do have a call into this guy.  

Oh, and the strangest listing..

is this dinette set.  Don't you think we might want to see the table and chairs?

It's a brand new week - make it a good one!!

Need some help pulling your style together?  The Green Room Interiors can make your home a beautiful place to be!  Call Kim at 423.653.3186 or email thegreenroominteriors@gmail.com

Welcome Back You Awesome Brass Lamps!

Walked by many of these lately? 

They're in every Thrift Store, garage sale and craigslist in the country and I've always passed them by.  Silly me!  Good thing there are  bloggers out there who are smarter than me and have embraced the brass lamp that I (once) scorned!

Here are a few that have been given a total makeover with some paint.

From AKA Design

From A Soft Place

Pretty great, right?  I love them, too, but my favorite brass lamp makeovers are sporting their brass finishes proudly, although maybe a bit shinier.  And with new black shades.  Check these out.

Apartment therapy

The two images above are from Mr.Goodwill Hunting.  Have you been to his blog?  It's all about the stuff he gets at thrift stores and transforms into stylish decor. Go there, it's amazing!

These two images are from Christine's entryway at Bijou and Boheme.  Notice the new wallpaper in the second image? 

Who knew you could take an ordinary brass lamp, put a new black shade on it and create this kind of magic!

I'm a believer now, how about you?

Need some help pulling your style together?  The Green Room Interiors can make your home a beautiful place to be!  Call Kim at 423.653.3186 or email thegreenroominteriors@gmail.com

World's Longest Yard Sale

It's that crazy weekend when bargain hunters whip out their fanny packs and brave the oppressive heat to search for bargains at The World's Longest Yard Sale.  I will be among them!  The WLYS literally runs through my back yard on Lookout Mountain then picks up again on Signal Mountain.  Not yet sure which route I'm going to take but hopefully my return home will look something like this.

Pictures Monday!  Have a cool weekend.

Need some help pulling your style together?  The Green Room Interiors can make your home a beautiful place to be. Call Kim at 423.653.3186 or email thegreenroominteriors@gmail.com.

Friday's Fabulous Finds - The Frugal Edition

Attention shoppers -   here are my picks  for creating big style on a little budget!

All above here

Two above here

Three above here

From ZGallerie

Crate&Barrel

Have a beautiful weekend!

Thriftin'

Some recent acquisitions.  Some in as-found condition:

Brass side table missing its glass.  Easy fix.  Love that  bamboo detail on the brass legs. Needs a good shining.  Have you tried Barkeeper's Friend on brass? Gets all the tarnish off.  Then shine it up with a good brass polish.

Found the original tag under the chair.  Drexel Heritage, 1978. One of the front legs is slightly caddywampus (southern slang for crooked), but the husband can take care of that.. What do you think - that's gotta be the original upholstery (not in a good way)

Got a pair of these.  Very solid but that picnic tablecloth "fabric" will have to go! (its vinyl)

Crazy for this canary yellow lamp. It weighs a ton and has that amazing lattice detail. Sweet!  The lampshade was classic thrift store condition:

Me:  Can I just leave this with you?(handing cashier the fly-poop stained ill-fitting lampshade)

Cashier:  (looks at shade, then at me, then at cashier next aisle over, then back at me) Says nothing.

Cashier at next aisle over: (sighs) it's okay, they always wanna do that..

Somebody was awarded this in 1971 for something, but I won't be able to read the rest of it until the tarnish is removed.  On silver, I love Wright's Silver Cream.  About $6 at Walmart and  gets the job done.  I can't wait to fill this with orchids. 

A pair of these before (in great shape, but slightly oppressive)

the materials

and after...

Upholstery fabric by Covington is treated for outdoor use, meaning cleanups will be a breeze!

Alabaster!  Got a pair..

Added a cute striped lampshade from Target.  Already sold at my space at The Galleries at Southside.

Another before

Sanding + glossy white paint + leftover calendar  prints under new glass top.

Hope your week is fruitful!